I just finished reading an article on Shooting Illustrated that was extolling the 10mm. I was an early 10mm fan and considered it the 'perfect' cartridge for a while. In the rifle domain, I grew up reading Jack O'Connor's writings about the .270 Win. and, more recently, Folks opinions of the new wunder caliber the 6.5 Creedmore.
In contrast, my revolver calibers are .44 Mag and .357 Mag, no 10mm or .41 Mags (OK I have one .41 Mag but never shoot it).
In semi-auto I generally shoot 9mm and .40 S&W even though I have .357 Sig (another 'perfect' caliber) and 10mm.
My rifle calibers are .308, 5.56, 7.62x39 and 6.5 Grendel with a .270Win and .25-06 thrown in.
Thing is, the cheaper-to-shoot calibers see all the love. The 5.56, 6.5G and 7.62x39 are all much cheaper to shoot than the .308 or 30-06 derivative calibers.
btw. I don't reload ... don't have the time. I'm sure reloading completely alters the equation as far as which calibers, but not the concept.
So ...
What I'm saying here is I'm on the side of 'practical' calibers. ones that do the job, are popular, cheap and easy to shoot. My brain says to go for the 'perfect' caliber (see my post on OCD) but my wallet votes for the practical (and the wallet IS the boss here).
Thoughts ?
In contrast, my revolver calibers are .44 Mag and .357 Mag, no 10mm or .41 Mags (OK I have one .41 Mag but never shoot it).
In semi-auto I generally shoot 9mm and .40 S&W even though I have .357 Sig (another 'perfect' caliber) and 10mm.
My rifle calibers are .308, 5.56, 7.62x39 and 6.5 Grendel with a .270Win and .25-06 thrown in.
Thing is, the cheaper-to-shoot calibers see all the love. The 5.56, 6.5G and 7.62x39 are all much cheaper to shoot than the .308 or 30-06 derivative calibers.
btw. I don't reload ... don't have the time. I'm sure reloading completely alters the equation as far as which calibers, but not the concept.
So ...
What I'm saying here is I'm on the side of 'practical' calibers. ones that do the job, are popular, cheap and easy to shoot. My brain says to go for the 'perfect' caliber (see my post on OCD) but my wallet votes for the practical (and the wallet IS the boss here).
Thoughts ?
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